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Population in Bulgaria compared to Madagascar: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Bulgaria was 6,441,421 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Bulgaria's population is 6,359,449 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 5.31 times bigger than Bulgaria's.
  • Bulgaria is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.08% for Bulgaria vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Bulgaria has had an average growth rate of -0.96% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Bulgaria has decreased from 7.6M people to 6.36M (16.3% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Bulgaria vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Bulgaria Madagascar
2100 3,368,029 86,197,674
2099 3,392,444 85,808,382
2098 3,416,655 85,404,097
2097 3,440,938 84,987,607
2096 3,465,328 84,559,113
2095 3,489,216 84,119,392
2094 3,513,318 83,665,834
2093 3,537,356 83,200,140
2092 3,561,475 82,723,075
2091 3,585,597 82,233,465
2090 3,609,873 81,734,626
2089 3,634,642 81,223,857
2088 3,659,749 80,700,261
2087 3,685,668 80,164,903
2086 3,712,363 79,619,760
2085 3,739,898 79,064,003
2084 3,768,305 78,499,094
2083 3,797,217 77,922,946
2082 3,827,186 77,337,305
2081 3,857,721 76,740,524
2080 3,890,095 76,133,028
2079 3,923,403 75,513,518
2078 3,957,241 74,881,435
2077 3,992,168 74,236,865
2076 4,027,738 73,582,256
2075 4,064,356 72,914,884
2074 4,102,642 72,235,202
2073 4,141,518 71,545,378
2072 4,180,975 70,843,401
2071 4,221,261 70,130,366
2070 4,262,568 69,409,326
2069 4,304,304 68,677,859
2068 4,346,623 67,936,195
2067 4,389,924 67,185,066
2066 4,433,953 66,425,210
2065 4,478,521 65,658,016
2064 4,523,406 64,881,253
2063 4,568,385 64,097,223
2062 4,613,363 63,305,402
2061 4,658,825 62,506,578
2060 4,704,379 61,701,267
2059 4,749,738 60,889,495
2058 4,794,388 60,073,702
2057 4,839,236 59,254,008
2056 4,884,068 58,428,653
2055 4,929,309 57,600,579
2054 4,974,635 56,769,869
2053 5,020,162 55,935,411
2052 5,065,364 55,097,962
2051 5,110,833 54,258,057
2050 5,156,741 53,415,029
2049 5,202,941 52,570,680
2048 5,249,351 51,725,320
2047 5,296,642 50,879,659
2046 5,343,848 50,033,785
2045 5,391,354 49,188,703
2044 5,439,559 48,344,009
2043 5,488,407 47,499,657
2042 5,537,839 46,656,643
2041 5,588,510 45,815,621
2040 5,639,850 44,976,152
2039 5,692,028 44,140,155
2038 5,743,725 43,305,683
2037 5,796,645 42,474,372
2036 5,849,741 41,645,556
2035 5,902,025 40,819,415
2034 5,954,460 39,997,842
2033 6,007,050 39,178,430
2032 6,058,858 38,361,932
2031 6,111,118 37,547,484
2030 6,163,564 36,737,238
2029 6,214,784 35,930,925
2028 6,264,738 35,128,136
2027 6,313,255 34,329,429
2026 6,359,449 33,535,391
2025 6,402,394 32,747,552
2024 6,441,421 31,964,956
2023 6,446,596 31,195,932
2022 6,465,097 30,437,261
2021 6,507,301 29,691,083
2020 6,550,696 28,953,556
2019 6,616,726 28,219,554
2018 6,710,798 27,494,926
2017 6,803,468 26,788,375
2016 6,894,139 26,099,952
2015 6,984,225 25,426,702
2014 7,073,572 24,764,348
2013 7,160,005 24,109,290
2012 7,305,888 23,462,438
2011 7,348,328 22,822,300
2010 7,395,599 22,183,340
2009 7,444,443 21,547,280
2008 7,492,561 20,923,840
2007 7,545,338 20,318,583
2006 7,601,022 19,730,909
2005 7,658,972 19,159,707
2004 7,716,860 18,606,608
2003 7,775,327 18,071,854
2002 7,837,161 17,549,913
2001 8,009,142 17,032,939
2000 8,170,172 16,516,338
1999 8,210,624 16,000,506
1998 8,256,786 15,489,364
1997 8,312,068 14,990,814
1996 8,362,826 14,510,711
1995 8,406,067 14,051,275
1994 8,443,591 13,613,850
1993 8,472,313 13,197,345
1992 8,540,164 12,800,870
1991 8,632,367 12,421,412
1990 8,718,289 12,055,639
1989 8,876,972 11,704,998
1988 8,981,446 11,369,462
1987 8,971,359 11,047,291
1986 8,958,171 10,736,857
1985 8,960,547 10,433,142
1984 8,960,679 10,134,550
1983 8,939,738 9,843,044
1982 8,917,457 9,557,671
1981 8,891,117 9,279,011
1980 8,861,535 9,006,032
1979 8,825,940 8,737,581
1978 8,814,032 8,475,864
1977 8,804,183 8,222,240
1976 8,758,599 7,976,831
1975 8,720,742 7,739,336
1974 8,678,745 7,509,726
1973 8,620,967 7,288,048
1972 8,576,200 7,074,398
1971 8,536,395 6,868,868
1970 8,489,574 6,672,003
1969 8,434,172 6,484,716
1968 8,369,603 6,306,493
1967 8,310,226 6,136,486
1966 8,258,057 5,974,279
1965 8,204,168 5,819,116
1964 8,144,340 5,669,863
1963 8,078,145 5,525,185
1962 8,012,946 5,384,150
1961 7,943,118 5,246,158
1960 7,867,374 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Bulgaria decreased by 706,883 people (a 9.3% decline), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Bulgaria lost 534,690 people (a 7.76% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Bulgaria was ranked 95th most populous country in 2006 and is 112th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Bulgaria's population will shrink by 18.9% to 5,156,741 people with a rank change from 112th to 128th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Bulgaria's population already peaked in 1988 at 8.98M people and is projected to decrease to 3.37M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Bulgaria
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Bulgaria Madagascar
2100 -0.72% 0.45%
2099 -0.71% 0.47%
2098 -0.71% 0.49%
2097 -0.7% 0.51%
2096 -0.68% 0.52%
2095 -0.69% 0.54%
2094 -0.68% 0.56%
2093 -0.68% 0.58%
2092 -0.67% 0.6%
2091 -0.67% 0.61%
2090 -0.68% 0.63%
2089 -0.69% 0.65%
2088 -0.7% 0.67%
2087 -0.72% 0.68%
2086 -0.74% 0.7%
2085 -0.75% 0.72%
2084 -0.76% 0.74%
2083 -0.78% 0.76%
2082 -0.79% 0.78%
2081 -0.83% 0.8%
2080 -0.85% 0.82%
2079 -0.86% 0.84%
2078 -0.87% 0.87%
2077 -0.88% 0.89%
2076 -0.9% 0.92%
2075 -0.93% 0.94%
2074 -0.94% 0.96%
2073 -0.94% 0.99%
2072 -0.95% 1.02%
2071 -0.97% 1.04%
2070 -0.97% 1.07%
2069 -0.97% 1.09%
2068 -0.99% 1.12%
2067 -0.99% 1.14%
2066 -1% 1.17%
2065 -0.99% 1.2%
2064 -0.98% 1.22%
2063 -0.97% 1.25%
2062 -0.98% 1.28%
2061 -0.97% 1.31%
2060 -0.95% 1.33%
2059 -0.93% 1.36%
2058 -0.93% 1.38%
2057 -0.92% 1.41%
2056 -0.92% 1.44%
2055 -0.91% 1.46%
2054 -0.91% 1.49%
2053 -0.89% 1.52%
2052 -0.89% 1.55%
2051 -0.89% 1.58%
2050 -0.89% 1.61%
2049 -0.88% 1.63%
2048 -0.89% 1.66%
2047 -0.88% 1.69%
2046 -0.88% 1.72%
2045 -0.89% 1.75%
2044 -0.89% 1.78%
2043 -0.89% 1.81%
2042 -0.91% 1.84%
2041 -0.91% 1.87%
2040 -0.92% 1.89%
2039 -0.9% 1.93%
2038 -0.91% 1.96%
2037 -0.91% 1.99%
2036 -0.89% 2.02%
2035 -0.88% 2.05%
2034 -0.88% 2.09%
2033 -0.86% 2.13%
2032 -0.86% 2.17%
2031 -0.85% 2.21%
2030 -0.82% 2.24%
2029 -0.8% 2.29%
2028 -0.77% 2.33%
2027 -0.73% 2.37%
2026 -0.67% 2.41%
2025 -0.61% 2.45%
2024 -0.08% 2.47%
2023 -0.29% 2.49%
2022 -0.65% 2.51%
2021 -0.66% 2.55%
2020 -1% 2.6%
2019 -1.4% 2.64%
2018 -1.36% 2.64%
2017 -1.32% 2.64%
2016 -1.29% 2.65%
2015 -1.26% 2.67%
2014 -1.21% 2.72%
2013 -2% 2.76%
2012 -0.58% 2.8%
2011 -0.64% 2.88%
2010 -0.66% 2.95%
2009 -0.64% 2.98%
2008 -0.7% 2.98%
2007 -0.73% 2.98%
2006 -0.76% 2.98%
2005 -0.75% 2.97%
2004 -0.75% 2.96%
2003 -0.79% 2.97%
2002 -2.15% 3.04%
2001 -1.97% 3.13%
2000 -0.49% 3.22%
1999 -0.56% 3.3%
1998 -0.67% 3.33%
1997 -0.61% 3.31%
1996 -0.51% 3.27%
1995 -0.44% 3.21%
1994 -0.34% 3.16%
1993 -0.79% 3.1%
1992 -1.07% 3.05%
1991 -0.99% 3.03%
1990 -1.79% 3%
1989 -1.16% 2.95%
1988 0.11% 2.92%
1987 0.15% 2.89%
1986 -0.03% 2.91%
1985 -0.001% 2.95%
1984 0.23% 2.96%
1983 0.25% 2.99%
1982 0.3% 3%
1981 0.33% 3.03%
1980 0.4% 3.07%
1979 0.14% 3.09%
1978 0.11% 3.08%
1977 0.52% 3.08%
1976 0.43% 3.07%
1975 0.48% 3.06%
1974 0.67% 3.04%
1973 0.52% 3.02%
1972 0.47% 2.99%
1971 0.55% 2.95%
1970 0.66% 2.89%
1969 0.77% 2.83%
1968 0.71% 2.77%
1967 0.63% 2.72%
1966 0.66% 2.67%
1965 0.73% 2.63%
1964 0.82% 2.62%
1963 0.81% 2.62%
1962 0.88% 2.63%
1961 0.96% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Bulgaria declined by 0.08%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Bulgaria Madagascar
Current population
6359449
33750171
Population rank 112/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.41%
One net population change
1.69 hours
41 seconds
One birth every
9.16 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
5.19 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline -14 +2,107
Annual growth/decline -5,175 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate -0.08% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 29/197
One migration net change every
2.97 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -2,961 -2,227
Net migration rank 106/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 299,100 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 98/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 4.4% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 99/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Bulgaria
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Bulgaria Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,961 - -2,227
2024 - 524 - -1,795
2023 -43,837 5,173 766,391 -1,487
2022 -62,065 26,498 753,931 -1,487
2021 -90,452 11,756 741,416 -1,480
2020 -65,507 30,167 736,607 -1,480
2019 -46,317 -2,156 735,853 -2,976
2018 -46,304 -3,873 719,267 -2,887
2017 -45,583 -6,109 699,498 -2,784
2016 -42,744 -9,482 682,801 -2,687
2015 -44,699 -4,227 668,977 -2,594
2014 -41,027 -2,180 660,837 -2,522
2013 -37,948 -1,324 654,230 -2,445
2012 -40,183 -26,334 644,255 -2,334
2011 -37,477 -23,360 640,577 -2,219
2010 -34,759 -21,668 641,543 -1,979
2009 -26,800 -19,060 634,008 -1,429
2008 -32,967 -17,595 615,580 -1,255
2007 -37,727 -16,366 597,772 -1,563
2006 -39,526 -15,184 581,489 -2,336
2005 -42,124 -14,435 568,143 -4,869
2004 -40,128 -13,604 556,319 -13,393
2003 -44,319 -13,183 544,903 -18,345
2002 -46,240 -12,735 535,518 -18,209
2001 -44,050 -30,726 529,656 -13,014
2000 -41,668 -26,211 520,860 -4,298
1999 -39,411 -23,846 516,976 -1,891
1998 -52,844 -23,262 508,408 -1,222
1997 -58,185 -22,963 490,905 -986
1996 -45,159 -21,520 471,453 -1,161
1995 -42,030 -22,020 450,259 -1,670
1994 -32,086 -20,984 428,169 -1,905
1993 -24,569 -19,973 408,801 -2,063
1992 -18,789 -120,552 388,430 -2,216
1991 -14,675 -119,356 375,040 -2,330
1990 -3,487 -116,817 360,621 -1,777
1989 5,326 -114,705 344,279 -1,848
1988 9,879 215 330,510 -1,883
1987 8,971 357 317,621 -1,896
1986 16,125 1,104 307,074 -1,914
1985 11,649 -19,230 304,199 -1,947
1984 20,610 -1,032 296,892 -1,965
1983 21,455 -1,872 290,085 -1,979
1982 24,077 -1,860 284,733 -2,093
1981 29,341 -1,830 277,535 -2,864
1980 30,129 -2,045 275,287 -4,005
1979 40,599 -872 270,752 -5,126
1978 44,070 -62,769 263,684 -5,874
1977 47,543 -11,955 255,399 -5,957
1976 56,055 -2,522 247,026 -5,655
1975 54,941 -38,071 238,774 -5,173
1974 64,223 -1,402 230,233 -4,607
1973 57,760 -5,409 221,768 -4,037
1972 47,169 -11,296 213,138 -3,583
1971 52,925 -7,654 204,617 -3,118
1970 61,125 -11,315 194,889 -2,658
1969 63,256 -3,204 184,562 -2,216
1968 69,468 -132 175,869 -1,766
1967 49,861 -420 167,287 -1,383
1966 54,504 -144 159,483 -964
1965 58,249 -1,406 152,362 -550
1964 66,783 505 146,894 -204
1963 66,241 500 142,666 0
1962 64,104 499 139,412 0
1961 75,460 378 136,578 0
1960 76,314 -1,112 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/bulgaria/madagascar | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 92.1% of the population change in Bulgaria is from natural causes (a loss of 528,535 people) and 7.94% is from migration (a gain of 45,567 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 299,100 residents or 4.4% of the population were not native-born in Bulgaria, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Bulgaria
City Population
Sofia 1.21M
Plovdiv 329K
Varna 319K
Burgas 189K
Stara Zagora 121K
Ruse 121K
Pleven 88.6K
Sliven 78.2K
Dobrich 69.4K
Shumen 66.6K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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